Shoes for life is preparing to send our first international shipment of shoes!
Through our partnership with Children of the Nation, all of the shoes we receive up until March 18th will be shipped directly to families in Malawi.
Tragically, some 1.2 million of Malawi’s children have been orphaned by the AIDS epidemic that has swept sub-Saharan Africa.
This number of AIDS orphans is projected to double or triple in this region by 2010. Already overtaxed relatives are turning away their orphaned nieces and nephews, granddaughters and grandsons, leaving them to fend for themselves on the streets. As a result, many children take up theft or prostitution as a means to survive.
Many of the children that have come to Children of the Nation in Malawi are kids that have lost both parents and were living in a village with relatives. However, these relatives are already caring for many children—over thirty, in some cases. As a result, there is no more room for an additional mouth. Consequently, the children that we now have were abused. A few were on the edge of death when they were rescued.
The simple provisions that we take for granted—housing, clothing, food, education, and medical care and shoes—are enabling these children to grow up and make a lasting impact on their own society.
There are two ways to donate your new and gently used shoes to this great cause in Malawi. Send shoes to
Shoes for Life. 1420 NW Lovejoy. #616. Portland, OR 97209
If you are in the Portland/Vancouver Area you may drop off your shoes at the collection bin located at Vancouver Clinic Medical Building 2525 NE 139th St Suite 220 Vancouver, WA 98686.
